Montclair SAPS arrest Higginson hijackers

A passing police vehicle saw the hijack in progress and chased the men to Mobeni Heights shopping centre where two hijackers were arrested.

Montclair SAPS members involved in the arrest were Warrant Officer Pat Govender, Constable Scelo Majozi, Cst,Malusi Ndlovu, Cst Mbali Shangase, Cst Smanga Ntombela.

POLICE are appealing to a woman who was involved in an attempted hijacking to open a case at Montclair SAPS.

On Wednesday, 20 May about 3.30pm a woman was stopped at the traffic lights at Higginson Highway.
She was approached by three men. One hijacker produced a firearm. However, passing police vehicle saw the hijack in progress and chased the men to Mobeni Heights shopping centre where two hijackers were arrested. Police found a firearm and a knife in their possession and questioned the men, who admitted to the attempted hijacking. The men said they planned to burn the woman’s VW Polo at a funeral on Saturday. One of the hijackers is still at large.